Scholarship Criteria

What Defines At-Risk?

A student currently on parole, probation, deferred prosecution, or other conditional release.

A student with a parent or guardian with a criminal record, currently on parole, probation, or another form of deferred prosecution.

A student who has dropped out of school, and returned to finish their education.

A student currently in the custody or care of the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services, or has been referred to the by a school official, office of the juvenile, or law enforcement official.

Ensuring Education for At-Risk Youth Through Financial Support!

In 2014, we added at-risk high school kids to our mission. We chose high school because this is the time they really decide what path their lives will take. These are the kids that want to break out of their negative surroundings and do something better for themselves. Without money for education, these promising kids are destined to follow the path of drugs and incarceration. These are often the kids of ex-offenders and addicts and are prone to incarceration. We believe we can change their destinies by helping them get an education. Since we are already helping those who have been down this unfortunate path, we wanted to do something to stop this cycle before it starts.

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About Us

Our founder, Larry Keast, discovered the advantage of hiring "America's unemployables" after hiring a recovering addict and ex-convict. Soon Keast began hiring other recovering substance abusers, some with criminal records, to work at Venturetech, his oilfield equipment manufacturing company.